CAM Therapeutic Modalities
CAM Therapeutic Modalities Paper
Resource: NCCAM website Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that describes an overview of CAM and its categories of treatments. Include the following: •Compare and
contrast conventional current regulations and oversights that exist in the United States with that of nonconventional medicine. •Define the terms alternative,
complementary, and integrative in relation to medicine and clarify how these terms are different. •Describe how conventional medicine plays a role in these three
terms. •Examine the philosophy of CAM and how it relates to or is different from conventional Western medicine. •Describe how NCCAM classifies Complementary Health
Approaches. •Select one CAM treatment therapy (modality) from among the complementary health approaches and describe it. •Using one medical condition, describe how
your chosen therapy can be used as an alternative, a complementary, or an integrative therapy for that specific medical condition. •Include the results of scientific
studies that show a clinical benefit from the example selected, if available. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Use at least two references besides
NCCAM and your textbook.